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/ˈtʃiːlɪn/ · noun
A mythical Chinese hooved chimerical creature, said to appear in conjunction with the arrival of a sage..
...a red and gold textile with phoenixes in one row swooping towards qilins in the next amidst a densely foliated ground...
Roundel depicting dragon attacked by qilins; mounted on an album page.
When the qilin leaves, the emperor traces the shapes he saw into the dirt.
Use qilin when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Qilin means A mythical Chinese hooved chimerical creature, said to appear in conjunction with the arrival of a sage..
Common synonyms include kirin.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
...a red and gold textile with phoenixes in one row swooping towards qilins in the next amidst a densely foliated ground...
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